Garment-hanger.



H. 0. MARKMAN.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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GARMENT-HANGER.

Application filed September 14, 1911.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, HARvEY C. MARK- MAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and has for itsleading object the provision of an improved device of this characterwhich will serve to satisfactorily support a pair of trousers and willaid in preserving the creases in the trousers.

The further object of my invention is the provision of an improvedfastening device for a garment hanger of this character which will serveboth to fasten the two portions of the hanger together in clampingengage ment with the trousers and will also provide a hook or loop bywhich the device may be hung up and which will lock the device againstall possibility of accidental disengagement from the trousers when thedevice is hung up.

FM 'Other objects and advantages of my improved garment hanger will bereadily apparent by reference to the following description taken inconnection with the accom-- panying drawings and it will be understoodthat I may make any modifications in the specific structure shown anddescribed within the scope of my claims without departing from orexceeding the spirit of my invention.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my complete device. Fig. 2 representsan edge view of the device with the two halves swung together. Fig. 3represents an end view of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the main section of myimproved trousers hanger and pressing device, said main section beingslightly tapered in form and having at its major end the ear 2 to whichis pivotally secured by the link 3 the ear 4 of the supplemental section5. Said section 5 is further formed with an ear 6 for engagement beneaththe reversely bent ear 7 of the section 1 which provides a hook forengaging the ear of the section 5 to lock the sections together at oneend. Said sections 1 and 5 may he termed of any suitable re-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented JulyQ, 1912.

Serial No. 649,233.

silient material and are shaped to curve away from each other andnormally be of concavo-convex shape as is clearly shown in the drawings.

In the use of my device the pair of trousers 8 to be hung up and pressedis inserted between the sections 1 and 5 which are then clamped togetherat their major end. Said sections are each formed with a shoulder 9 nearthe minor end providing the offset portion 10 on each section. These ofisets are sufliciently spaced to allow the sections to bear tightlyagainst each other and provide room for the cuffs or hems 11 at thebottoms of the trousers legs.

Rotatably engaged in one of the offset portions 10 is the member 12having formed on its outer end the upwardly curving hooked arm 13 bywhich the device may be hung up and having formed on its inner end thehead 14 disposed at right angles to the straight portion of the hook l3.Said head 14: is adapted to pass through the slot 15 in the other offset10 when the hook lies parallel to the minor axis of the members 1 and 5and turning of the hook into its upright position then serves to holdthe minor ends of the sections 1 and 5 while the inward bowing tendencyof said sections causes the same to tightly bear against the trousersand thus to hold the same in correct flat posit-ion and aid in pressingthe creases therein.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the construction of my improved garment hanger will be readilyunderstood, and it will be seen that I have provided a simple,inexpensive and durable device which will serve to hold a pair oftrousers in the best possible shape and in which my supporting hook alsoserves to lock the device against the trousers and thus to absolutelyprevent accidental releasing of the device when the same is hanging up.

I claim:

1. A garment hanging device comprising a pair of sect-ions hinged at oneend and adapted to receive a garment therebetween, one of said sectionshaving a slot formed in its free end, and the other section having ahook pivotally mounted the-rein with a head extension adapted to passthrough the HARVEY C. MARKMAN.

slot of the other section and to engage said section as the hook israised into operative position to lock the sections together.

2. A' trouser hanger comprising a pair of pivoted members shaped to fitagainst the legs of a pair of trousers and having offset portions forreceiving the horns of the trousers therebetween, and means for clampingthe free ends of the device together to hold Witnesses J OSEPH C.MAGUIRE, CI-IARLns L. AVERY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

